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V THE -MEHE ll HI. Sandersi’§8’, ^ftashinglon\ Co., Ga. |liP[Ll^O,!S80. , E ilbhthed Bo JERN10AN & SC A liBORO UGH Subscription, $1.50 per year. TUESD A, l IS Official Advertisem:fxt3. Hereafter we will publish all official advertisements emenating from the officers of our county, Iu our city at this time there are nearly four hundred children atten ding school regularly. Mr. Charley Duggan is erecting a nice house on War then street, which when finished will bo quito on addi tion lo(*tlmt port..of our city. . AYe are afxious gbout our (^ounty Fair am> deliro .i,o H see liters TtjjfcejD which will well arouso our people to its importance ajid make it a success next fall. The Grand Lodge Knights of llou-i ire. 1. , „ i , .... , op, cvnvcnoulu Athens on the 20thl; a 5 h ^ L °" V uth:l1 ofbavonnah, inst., Rev. T. M. Harris will repre- seiit Ne\v111aitlLodge of this city in that grand l»)dy. Fresh If afters 1 bead every Sat urday at Jackson & Brookins Mr. Tlios AVliiddon brought to our office a lot of candy, that ho had man ufactured himself and it was made very nice. If Mr. Wliiddon will on ly get the machinery, he can make candy that will compare with any bought from abroad. The Teachers’ institute of this District meets in Sanderavillo on of Over two hundred teachers from this and other coun ties are expected to be present. Dev. T. J. Beck of Tennille, Secretary ol the Institute, will, wo understand, sbojj Lhj making arrangements for the refcmjtion ipul entertainment of the visitors. Vienna, Rolls and Bakers Bread every Saturday at Jackson & Brookins A nice lot of fresh Oranges, Lem ons and Cocoanuts at Z. H. Itojigh- ton’s. Julius Cohn has opened a .mnk es tablishment, in front of Pringle and! Orr. AH you that have old iron, tal-i low, hides,rags tc., give him a call.! Remember you can get at 13. E Houghton's Drug Store all kinds of School Books. On next Thursday night the ltev. J. M. Ammons will preach in the Clnistiau church at 7^ o’clock,on the subject of Temperance. Oo to Z. H. Rough ton's for your sugar and coffee, Lard, Flour, Hams and Arbucklo’s Roasted Coffee. Eve rything sold at bottom prices. Call at the Mercury office and get county, making a personal inspection | ing to many of 0Mr Mauds. Its pros-1 ^ ° f B ° yd '* Mlniaturo . Batteries , of bridges; this is mi it should be,! poota are brightening everyday, al“ ml V™, *°?°- °/ th ° 0llnients Lu " anj is. a good precedent for him to|charter will be asked for at the next j 1111111 11/ -‘ 8h 1B hem to. esfcnbiish. se«4on of the Legislature, and, the ■ ‘committee in charge of the matter Hon. C. C. Brown, Ordinary is The proposed Railroad from Ten- looking after tho interests of the nillo to Dublin is a subject interest- 13 visiting her relatives, Mr. Mark Newman mud family, of our city. I lie bitchy School celebration takes place on the 6th of May at “Middle gap,” on the S. & T. Rail Road. Tho health of tho county at this ! are acting promptly in the premises, time is not up to tho standard, the|and will shortly have several experi- Stidden changes in tho weather has!"ltmtul lines lun by a competent Ian- occasioned a considerable amount ofr' 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 ' 1 ,' 1 ’ 1 )U tics.dong IhermiU will know something about! its ion- sickncss pud tho disciples of Jvseula- piiifl *r£ quite',busy-■ J. T. Tapper is still at his old stand tomplated course, before the books are opened for subscription. Iresh Clieeso and Crackers on :,nd all the time atZ. K. Houghton’s We had a heavy frost on Bund ay morning which affected early vegeta bles and injured the fruit crop badly. Capt. Weddon is having the new . , . treet called Warthen, put iu goodi , , .... , A negro Who \V6 have often- seen order, and when he gets through i-etjdy and willing to wait upon Iuh led about town, being stone blind, with it, it will be well done. The customers. his work is good and his last week entered our store alone Captain is tho right man in the rffht prices low, as a .Smith and Machinist, ail( I calling us byname, asked for place. Tapper «ia hard to beat, ho has his ( ' 1 P a if of cataract glasses, wc fom)(J I . + grist mill now in successful opera- 1 u I ,oi; i ^ t } ury lhdt Vf; Rawlings ha.J Mr J. T. Tapper showed us a cut t ,, , , I operated successfully upon hini' oT a linucl hue Engine and Hose tion, and lsmakmg excellent meal. I 1 , , .. > l . . (D.-Hurr,. \ r 4 . • , . ' .. j and now he is able to see his way combined. Yve think it uj B. J. AYilson at bun Hill, has made about and even to chop cottonr 0 "' 1 (!in: k. ,U1( 1 the terms are very many improvements upon his t^ilTb^uchS and ifit don* do VhafiTis and valimblo^Untaiion, among oth bl «* lt tull be much bettii. represented can be returned. We Hug er things lie In tklgdk a Liino liiIn| A CARD. jgest that the council see Mr. Tapper and is now about to burn what To tlio cifikehs of Sandersvillo whoi‘ ul<3 exri,11 iene his circulars, etc., and promises to make a fine article of BO promptly came to my relief u „ (1| ff , t. h,m to order one on trial. r . ... ... , ... .... , assisted me in removing mv house- tr ’ ' "AT i 1 Lime which will bo peculiarly luted , lul(l KO()da £roiU m y burning dwell- 1 HttVe 5 ' 0lK hlled at for agricultural and budding pit po-jing on Wednesday night last, I re-i 3 * Roughton’u Drug Store, bob. I turn my sincere thanks and acknowl- rp IT " ' **'*”’ Tdgmuutb for the kindness thus ren- : rp . B°f 8 ENTKRTAiNSfENT. Tho planters are pushing their|,iored. \ .^‘■ ltn, dr( j l (outertaigient will wprk and the crops will soon be all Messrs. J. E. Weddon and J. ■ positiyi-Jy take place to night, at the planted. The acreage in small grain . Jackson will pleas i accept especial thanks for Kubscquent kindly con -idendion. t/AMEB LAVEliJNE. is greater than ev< r before and the f irdicr^ generally :lre increasing tin si^o of their plantations so lhat tin Jand in corn and cotton will exceed that of last year by nearly twenty per cent, the amount ofgumo pur chased is immense and the prospect is that wo shall have a'big crop. AY Livum on tub Horn: Tpi don’t believe in tho old adage ol go,,d and bad luck, but if there i> any truth in the saying, wo are now hi tho winning side. W o have been rving to loop a cat in our bouse for ight years, and never succeeded uu- i! wo started tho “Mercury,” and '•'ouft House. Ye who desire to pass an enjoyable eveniugdon’t, fail to don [ j your new spring bonnets and suits,' !g> and see the Fundersvilje Anm-i I l.iK'i’n, in burnt cork. Doors open at M o clock lbu toriuiiiice eomnienco at i * ‘ 1 o’clock. Buy your School books from B. E- '.'.ighton. Bo to Z. II. Houghton’ '.nice Confoctioneries. M, J. & A. i'klontielil. On W e niesday night after most o, iU)W we have two cats, ono has taken our ci|,jzeus had retirgu, they wercdip in the lower part of our dwell-' itrousad.from tlplr -slumbers'' .liv’d 1ic' ii Tj> iu:i ^ IBes on top of the I terrible cry of lire,' and in a xtw^mm- | u>u8 °* ^ out on tho house top, } ad ey, Da., are ngen/s for tl.ol , , , ill is been there nearly oiig week, and i 1 copies Few mg Machine. From: ides the land flames.lit up the whole j wllwll wo iilsl ml her> Wl : ,]l Wi , t , ui ] L ,. ini ul ‘ it> t |, jnk j( ; Jieavci.s. TlioVniso wap a'neAV ou< |t!iought that she could nob get down, a good machine. Fee advertise- and the property of B. AY. MoKin- uud no sdoner than she struck the ! m .jiit in anotlier column non, of Atlanta, and was occupied.aim went for tho honeo topj again, so o have concluded to let uerlive iqi there, whore we feed and ill it ly every day. by James Lavoign who had just moved into it; lie succeeded ju saving j ‘.vat-r her n most of his effects. Thu lops js about liye hundred dollars. 11 o|*t forget 11ml Jackson Brook-1 | ins will have a lot of fresh Bakers The Political cauldron in our coim-j ! ’read A; \ icniui Rolls next Satur- ty is boiling hot—candidates are at Go to Z. H. Rougton’s for tlie best; fancy candy >55o per lb. A fine lot of oiukles and canned goods such as (Salmon, Lobster, Benches, Pine apples, Potted Hums, Catsup, Pep per sauce, mufttiir 1, and Tomatoes. work, slates matter tickets elected, and combinations entered into every day—the time is too far off for ns to predict the future, and in our opin ion the result being doubtful it would be best to wait for futuro develop ments before committing ourselves, to any particular candidate for any particular office. — *»»«■———-—- An unfortunate accident from the careless handling of fire arms occur red in the lower part of this county on Saturday last at AV. F. Shurlings,' whoso little boy about eight years old picked up a loaded gun belong- hig to a visitor, which went off and seriously wounded Mrs. AVesley Tan- ucr atid her infant child. Some of our young men went on a tishing_j[i‘^jm o few days ago, and while nxingmWi or using a' seine, tin- clothes of one of the party having been left in too close proximity to the fire were destroyed, and he re turned to town clothed in a Blanket mdian fashion; he presented a very dignified and majestic appearance hilt his countenance we are told wore a serious look as We think for the safety of the: We call attention to the adver- lovvn property, the City Council'tisement of Mr. ,Julius Green- ought to have several cisterns built; wood in anotlier column. Mr in the different parts of the city in convenient places to supply water in case of lire, also have the old lire engine overhauled and put in good condition, and purchase ex tra hose, &c. We know the old engine is not of the late style, and is very hard to work, but we also know if it is in good condition with plenty of hose attached, it \yi|! do good work. We would sug' gest to the city fathers, provided they are able, to purchase a new Engine, encourage the people to organize a fire company, relieve them from road taxes, uniform them iNc. All the people want is en couragement, and our city will have a good lire company |)o got wait until it is too late. Wc Tdfenfled services at the Methodist Church last Sabbath; i a vc k' T narrow our beloved pastor delivered one rape, of tlie best sermonswo have heard in a long time. His text was the 11th v and 10th chap, exodus; lie preached to the point, and with zeal; inspired we think by twm the forerunner gf Greenwood is a good taylor and can give you a fit that will please the most fastidious, and at tliel same time he will sell you qny-' thing in the dry goods line at bot tom figures.. Ife is determined not to be undersold, Xeaiit.y a Fatal Mistake.— On Tuesday of last week the in fant son of Louis Bashinsky, Esq. of Tennille come near losing his lil'j by an over dose of Laqdanuin administered by tiie nurse in mis take for Paregoric. Prompt mea sures were taken so soon as it was I known. Artificial respiration amll active means of every kind were resorted to, and continued fori hours, before the little one over-: came the powerful narcotic. It j was only eight, days old and made! and fortunate es- ,, , lw things; it was mourn! f i- 10Ugl ' v ' as ionr protracted meeting, with the mouinmo- f or his departed dD |p r0S p ec t of which, his soul is all iaglow, and also lie had a large coil- The armory “fund” still keepsoption, which all know is a 3 r oods. growing aii&qre long -this nnpprfcantj j l0 ^F j* 1 ® •. 1 10 lni ^ addition to the -tm LI in hnildinak will last all tins week, pu- addition t6the public buildings of-Jug our city will be. erected, a lasliug haps longer monument to the inde" Si] of Capt. If ahty andpubl peop’ lant Bi.anim! Mjul.—Hon. G. AY. Peacocok lias nearly completed his| new building in which lie lias' placed a large Engine and attach ed a Planing mill of the latest! style, which will do excellent! work. This fills a want in our! section which lias been sadly nee ded for a long time. Lumber ready dresseij. will be sold at the' mill at but a small advance! Prayer meeting eve wc-on its price in the rough ni ue. erected, a lasting maps longci. j '“g » ~ i . . .. ‘ , . - Wi to the indefatigable ener-lry morning, 9 h’cfook a. m. prea-.stati-. i..uceess to the enterprise,and . Hermann, and tho liber-idling at night. The Rev. J. JkJ'O hope that a liberal public will _ iblio spirit of a generous K. Smith, formerly of the Mississ-;recognize Us importance and give people. This veteran corps is a gal-Uppi Conference wi 11 assist Bro. h a patronage that will remuner-i ant one, and deserves well of oury ’|- ir ] ce w ] 10 is also expecting tpjate its energetic and public sniri-l pltlZens * 'procure moiy help. tod Proprietor. Mrs. S. Fannie Jernigan, Has opened a JVotlon Store, next JEBJriGHJC* S JeE WELR IT SUB WILL KEEP ON HAND ALL THE TIME 'ZEPHYR, HOSIERY, NEEDLES,* ZEPHYR NEEDLES, TOWELS, HAN KERCH I EES COMBS, BUTTONS, PINS, SOAPS, CANVASES for !ZEPHYR WORK, DOLLS, TjQYS, MARBLES, BALLS, FINE it COM MON HAND SLATES, PENCIL, PENS, HAMBURG EDGING, <6c. COME AN1J SEE HOW CHEAP 1 WILL SELL. KEEPS ON IIANI) ALI. THE TIME Fresh 'Drug’s, Medicines, Chemicals, <$'t\, tyc. ALSO FINE Cigars, Tobaccos, Lamps and Fixtures, Perfumery, TOILET AND WASHINO^SOAPS, AND EVERYTHING IN TIIE DRUG LINE. PRESCRIPTIONS. FILLED AT ALL HOURS. PRICES DOffS D}, I laving about completed our Spring Stock, we now invite the Public to call and examine, before purchasing elsewhere. • STAPLE AND DOMESTIC GOODS. LADIES .DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS, NOTIONS & WHITE GOODS, LADIES TREATED & UNTRIM ED FIATS, GENTS & LADIES SHOES, CLOTHING &c &c. All of which have been bought CHEAP for CASH and we are determined to sell them as cheap as they pan be sold inj any !market. Call soon and secure a bargain. GILMORE MAY # CO. SANDERSVtTiLB, GA.. APRIL, 3rd 1880. 2 IMMEN SE ^BARGAINS IN GROCERIES! 1 he Store Room that I am now occupying, is to be torn down and replaced by a much larger and better one, consequently my entire stock of goods Imst fe© Qtti. 1 hose who have the CASH can call around qnd get what they want at prices that will astonish them. I HAVE A LARGE LOT OF TOBACCO That I propose to sell J, Cost, Ah grades from 32c up. Carpenters claw Hammers at iocts, j Hatchets at 2 5cts, and other goods just as low. Call at once .before my stock is cut. All those who have bought goods on “a few days time," wiUJpleaaa come forward and settle at once. M, L. DUGGAN? April 3ni, 2 1880.